Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Sperry

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C+

Sperry Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Sperry.

Sperry’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
1,008
Schools
3
Spent per student
$11,649
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Debt
$5.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Sperry Public Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 36% of Oklahoma districts
  • Graduation rate 14 pts below the state
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $5.2M, about $5,198 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 36% of the 522 Oklahoma school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Sperry 1,241

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sperry. Grade by grade →

PK–5Sperry EsThis district
6–8Sperry MSThis district
9–12Sperry HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 24.9% · 530 students tested
Reading / language arts32%
State average 27.2% · 532 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)65–69%
State average 81.2% · 65 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,649 per student · 5% below OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 39%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 56%Federal 13%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,018’20
1,080’21
1,081’22
1,075’23
1,008’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 47%American Indian/Alaska Native 20%Two or more races 19%Hispanic 12%Asian 1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oklahoma’s other public schools.

Sperry Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sperry
A−
468 students17:1
Sperry MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sperry
C
220 students17:1
Sperry HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Sperry
C+
320 students19:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Collinsville Public SchoolsSkiatook
$10,067per student
Sand Springs Public SchoolsSand Springs
$11,253per student
Skiatook Public SchoolsSkiatook
$10,460per student
Tulsa Public SchoolsTulsa
$12,703per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Oklahoma.